As part of the smartlab reimbursement model, around half a million euros were distributed to the almost 160 municipal energy suppliers in the ladenetz.de network in 2018. This includes income from ad hoc payments and income generated by third-party customers. This means that the kick-back payments often exceed the municipal utilities' membership fees for ladenetz.de. The ladenetz.de network has now grown to almost 190 companies.
Aachen. It is worth noting that the trend is rising sharply! In 2017, the figure was just under EUR 100,000. Not only customers of roaming partners, but also customers of car manufacturers can use the energy suppliers' charging infrastructure. There are also other mobility service providers whose customers can also use the app for a fee. The kick-back procedure of ladenetz.de is characterised by the fact that all costs associated with the charging process are distributed to the municipal utilities at 100%.
For almost 10 years, the smartlab In addition to the lucrative marketing of the charging infrastructure to third parties, other services such as the conclusion of new roaming partnerships and the transfer of knowledge on business models, calibration law and/or billing.
"The 350% increase in rebates since 2017 is one of the first noticeable steps towards market ramp-up and at the same time confirmation for our municipal utility partners that they have chosen the right partner in smartlab to master the future challenges of electromobility," says Sales Manager Thomas Schümmer.
smartlab develops innovative services, products and concepts for electromobility. The focus is always on the networking of charging infrastructure, as the aim is to create a nationwide network throughout Germany as well as Europe-wide interoperability with other market players. smartlab attaches particular importance to the user-friendliness of the mobility concepts, which is why it draws on practical experience from federally funded research projects. The shareholders of smartlab are Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, erdgas schwaben, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Stadtwerke Osnabrück, STAWAG and Thüga.